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The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will host its annual meeting at Southwest Research Institute, with a day, the 7th, of open to the public demonstrations and talks, followed by a members only event, on the 8th, that will include ROS-I developments, updates from relevant organizations and development hubs, and roadmapping/project topic workshops.
We are also excited to welcome a keynote by Dr. Philip Freeman of Boeing. Dr. Freeman and Boeing have been early adopters and strong advocates for ROS development and open source in manufacturing applications, so we are excited to have him provide the keynote address this year.
Demonstrations by ADLink, University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute, KEBA, Southwest Research Institute Human Performance Solutions, and more!
Meeting Agenda:
March 7th
Virtual Meeting Room for the 7th Only
8:00 AM - Shuttle Pickup Courtyard Marriott Westover Hills
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM - Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Welcome – SwRI Introduction - Paul Evans – SwRI (Slides)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - ROS-I Consortium/Introduction - Matt Robinson - SwRI (Slides)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM - Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM - Manufacturing in Mixed Reality - Dr. Aditya Das - UTARI (Slides)
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM - Discussion on the Design of a Multiuse Workcell and Incorporation of the Descartes Package - Christina Petlowany – UT Austin Nuclear Robotics Group (Slides)
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM - Integrating ROS into NASA Space Exploration Missions - Dustin Gooding - NASA (Slides)
11:45 - 12:30 PM - Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 PM - Lunch Keynote – Air Force ManTech Robotics Initiative / A5 Program Overview - Richard Meyers - AFRL
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Lab Tours & Demonstrations: ADLINK Neuron (ADLink), KEBA KeMotion and ROS (KEBA), Manufacturing in Mixed Reality (UTARI), Human Performance and ROS (SwRI), Class 8 Automated Vehicle Demonstration (SwRI), Intelligent Part Reconstruction (SwRI), A5 (SwRI), Improved Situational Awareness in Teleoperated Systems (UT Austin), Robotic Blending (RIC NA) - SwRI Team Guided
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - ADLINK Neuron: An industrial oriented ROS2-based platform - Hao-Chih Lin - ADLink (Slides)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Unique ROS Combination with Safety and PLC - Thomas Linde - KEBA (Slides)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Leveraging ROS-Industrial to Deliver Customer Value - Joe Zoghzoghy – Bastian Solutions (Slides)
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM - Closing Remarks - Matt Robinson - SwRI
5:15 PM - Shuttles Depart for Dinner: Iron Cactus, 200 River Walk Suite 100 San Antonio, TX 78205
March 8th
8:00 AM - Shuttle Pickup Courtyard Marriott Westover Hills
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM - Registration, Light Breakfast
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM - Welcome and Introductions - Paul Evans - SwRI
8:45 AM - 9:20 AM - RIC-Americas Highlights and Upcoming Events - Matt Robinson & Levi Armstrong - SwRI
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM - RIC-Europe Highlights & ROSiN Update - Mirko Bordignon – Fraunhofer IPA
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM - ROS-Industrial Lessons from Bootstrapping in Asia Pacific - Min Ling Chan - ARTC
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM - Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM - ROS2 is Here - Dirk Thomas – Open Robotics
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM - ARM Institute Introduction & Update - Bob Grabowski – ARM Institute
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM - Windows IoT & Robotics - Lou Amadio - Microsoft
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM - Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch Keynote: Why Boeing is Using ROS-Industrial - Dr. Philip Freeman - Boeing
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - ROS-I Problem-Centric Roadmapping Workshop - ROS-I Team Facilitated
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM - Break
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM - Enabling Facility-Level Interoperability Between Robot Teams and Machine-Cell Devices - Shaurabh Singh – Association for Manufacturing Technology
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM - The Past, Present and Future of DDS and its Relation with ROS2 - Erik Boasson - ADLink
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM - Project Topic Idea Generation based on Industry Needs - Matt Robinson - SwRI
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM - Closing Remarks - Matt Robinson - SwRI
5:15 PM - Shuttle Direct to Courtyard Marriott Westover Hills
When: March 7 & 8, 2018
Location: Southwest Research Institute 6220 Culebra Rd. San Antonio, TX 78238
Host: Matt Robinson, RIC-Americas Program Manager
Registration: Registration Has Closed
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Hotel: Though the ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas block of rooms held has expired for this event at the Courtyard by Marriott Westover Hills, you can still book a room here and take advantage of the arranged transportation to and from the Hotel and the Event: Book a Room at the Courtyard by Marriott Westover Hills
